Family loses home, dog to fire

A father and two teenage children lost their home and everything they own when a fire destroyed their mobile home at 115 Half Moon Church Road at 6 p.m. Monday, said Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly.

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By Daily News Staff

Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 10:54 AM.

A Monday night fire that displaced a family in Half Moon community has been ruled accidental.

A father and two teenage children lost their home and everything they own when a fire destroyed their mobile home at 115 Half Moon Church Road at 6 p.m. Monday, said Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly.

One of the children was home at the time of the blaze, but managed to escape, Kelly said.

The family's dog didn't make it out alive.

Kelly said the fire had an accidental cause, but would not elaborate until talking with the family again.

“This was no one's fault,” Kelly said, adding that the mobile home and its contents were completely destroyed.

A Monday night fire that displaced a family in Half Moon community has been ruled accidental.

A father and two teenage children lost their home and everything they own when a fire destroyed their mobile home at 115 Half Moon Church Road at 6 p.m. Monday, said Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly.

One of the children was home at the time of the blaze, but managed to escape, Kelly said.

The family's dog didn't make it out alive.

Kelly said the fire had an accidental cause, but would not elaborate until talking with the family again.

“This was no one's fault,” Kelly said, adding that the mobile home and its contents were completely destroyed.